Construction incident summaries are based on information obtained as soon as possible after the incidents: they are preliminary and subject to change. Details have been edited to protect workers’ privacy.
An excavator was loading concrete sanitation rings into the back of a gravel truck. A worker who was disconnecting the lifting chains from the sanitation rings was fatally injured.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Structural concrete forming / Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Aug
ID Number: 2025196490009
During the levelling of a formwork table in an underground parkade under construction, an adjustment pin holding one of the shoring posts of the table dislodged, causing one corner of the table to tilt toward the deck below. There were no injuries.
Injury Type: Multiple injuries
Core Activity: Framing or residential forming / House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work
Location: Northern B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-Aug
ID Number: 2025203030019
A worker was moving wall panels on the second storey of a townhouse under construction when they fell backward into an unguarded floor opening and about 10 feet down to a concrete floor.
Injury Type: Injury to finger
Core Activity: Low slope roofing
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Aug
ID Number: 2025196490008
A worker was installing plywood sheathing on the roof of a covered walkway when one of their fingers was injured by the bit of the powered drill/driver tool they were using.
Injury Type: Undetermined injuries
Core Activity: Steep slope roofing
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Jul
ID Number: 2025175270008
A young worker was working on a 9:12 sloped roof when the anchor they were attached to failed and detached from the roof. The worker fell about 16 feet to the concrete grade.
A worker performing concrete formwork activities fell 12.5 feet from a ladder onto an adjacent benched section of grade, then rolled down a slope to the lower grade level 4.5 feet below.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Excavation operation
Location: Interior B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-Jul
ID Number: 2025194950008
During work to install new water mains, an excavator struck and damaged an underground propane main line. The utility provider responded and controlled the release after three hours. Several residences and businesses were evacuated.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Excavation, or private landfill or transfer station operation
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-Jul
ID Number: 2025197990009
An excavator was digging a trench 2 metres deep to open up a water main for repairs. A hydrovac was being used to reveal underground utility lines and pipes every 10 feet before the excavator dug the next portion. The excavator struck a gas line (2.5-inch diameter) running perpendicular to the water line, and an uncontrolled release of natural gas occurred for about four hours. The fire department and utility owner responded, and a nearby building was evacuated.
Injury Type: Fatal
Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Jul
ID Number: 2025189750004
A worker was working on a low-sloped roof when they fell about 24 feet to grade. The worker succumbed to their injuries.
Injury Type: Fatal
Core Activity: Road construction
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Jul
ID Number: 2025157560004
A worker was performing survey work on or near the shoulder of a road when they were struck by a dump truck and pup trailer.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Road construction / Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-Jun
ID Number: 2025155270008
A civil works crew was excavating a trench for new hydroelectric conduit installation under a roadway. During this work two 3/4-inch gas lines were exposed by hand shovel. Believing that these gas lines had been disconnected and been made safe, the crew removed the line. When they did the same to the second line, a gas release occurred. The fire department and the utility provider responded. A large area including a school, commercial workplaces, and the road were evacuated until the natural release was controlled.
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